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Linking Student Performance to Pubic Health Competencies:
Implications for Curriculum
Pamela A. Duffy
Presenter Disclosures
(1) The following personal financial relationships with commercial interests relevant to this presentation existed during the past 12 months:
No relationships to disclose
• Explain three types of curriculum mapping approaches
• Compare advantages and limitations of various methodologies
• Describe the value of competency-based curriculum mapping
Objectives
• CEPH 2.3.a. Identification of the means by which the program assures that all graduate professional public health degree students have fundamental competence in the areas of knowledge basic to public health.
Overview
Curriculum Mapping
• Graphic representation of sequence of a topic or outcome of intended curriculum
• Topical, outcomes, competency-based
• Program competencies are aligned with institutional outcomes
• Meaningful data points to inform curriculum
• Course objectives are aligned with program competencies
Curriculum Map: Best Practices
• Topical maps assure order and coverage of content or learning outcome
• Example: Prerequisites
1. Topical Curriculum Map
Topical Curriculum Map
Analytic
Program Planning
Communication
Cultural Competen
Community Dimensions
Public Health Sci
Financial Planning
Leadership p& Systems
Basic Stat
XX XXX
EpiXX XX X XX
Occup Envir
XXX
XX XX XX X
Cap-stone
XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX
• Levels of Instruction:• Introductory (I)• Reinforcement (R)• Integration/Demonstration (D/I)
• Map of “intended curriculum”
2. Outcomes-based Curriculum Maps
Outcome-based Curriculum Map
Analytical / Assessment
Policy Development / Program plan
Communication
Cultural Competency
Community dimensions
Public health Science
Financial planning and management
Leadership and system thinking
MPH xxx I I I I
MPH xxx R I R R R
MPH xxx R R R R R
Internship D/I D/I D/I D/I D/I D/I D/I D/I
• Learning-centered rather than teaching-centered
• Curriculum mapping of competencies can be basis for continual quality improvement
3. Competency-based Curriculum Mapping
Competency-based Mapping
Institutional Learning Outcomes
MPH Competencies
Course Objectives
Assessment Strategies
Front end analysis
Competencies
Course Objectives
Assessments
Back end analysis
Competencies
Objectives
Assessments
Discussion
• Beneficial for strategic planning, continuous improvement, and assurance of the basic competencies of MPH graduates
• Evaluation of curriculum in context of workforce needs
Selected References
• Cmap Tools: http://cmap.ihmc.us/
• Higher Learning Commission (2012). Making a difference in student learning: Assessment as a core strategy. www.ncahlc.org
Selected References
• Calhoun, J. G., Vincent, E. T., Calhoun, G. L., & Brandsen, L. E. (2008) Why competencies in graduate health management and policy education? Journal of Health Administration Education. pp.17-35.
Selected References
• Curriculum Mapping: A Roadmap for Curriculum Coherence and Student Achievement . 2011. http://www.southernct.edu/faculty-staff/faculty-development/curriculummapping.html
